Classical Roman architecture is beautiful

Answer choices

1. A

   Wrong Flaw11% picked this

   presumes, without providing justification, that for an architectural style to have certain qualities, its components

   While this does describe a relationship between a part of something and a whole, it reverses the logic. This suggests if the whole has a characteristic, then so too will each of its parts.

   11%
2. B

   Too Strong1% picked this

   fails to justify its presumption that because postmodern architecture is dramatic, that is its

   The argument does assert that postmodern architecture is dramatic, but not that being dramatic is its most salient feature.

   1%
3. C

   Correct84% picked this

   neglects to consider that an architectural style combining elements of two other architectural styles may lack certain qualities of one

   Why this is right

   This points out the issue of a whole and its parts in the proper direction. The whole may not possess the qualities possessed by each of its parts.

   Skill tested: Flaw · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

   84%
4. D

   Irrelevant Relationship1% picked this

   neglects to specify how the drama of an architectural style contributes

   The argument neither assumes nor concludes that drama contributes to beauty.

   1%
5. E

   Contradicted4% picked this

   ignores the possibility that there are other architectural styles whose defining qualities include both

   The argument specifically concludes that an architectural style could be both dramatic and beautiful.

   4%